Re: [SLE] GUI login to console

According to the config files in 7.1 ( /opt/kde2/share/config/SuSE/config/kdmrc )
there is an option "ConsoleMode=/sbin/init 3" that should be located under the
"[KDM]" entry.

Works on my machine - KDE 2.1 beta 2

- -tosi

> Did you try editing the file via root and kde's control central?
>
> launch kcontrol->system->login manager, under session you should be able
> to set who is allowed to do what.
>
> On Sunday 25 February 2001 21:03, Jon Clausen wrote:
> > >You can su, then edit /etc/inittab in the line that is currently set to
> > >
> > >> # default runlevel
> > >> id:3:initdefault:
> > >
> > >Change the "3" to "2", and the next boot will be to the console mode.
> > >
> > >This true of 6.4, but I have read somewhere that in 7.1 a lot of stuff
> > > moved close to the standard and the runlevels have changed. I don't
> > > know how this will effect /etc/inittab.
> >
> > As Joost pointed out, this isn't exactly what I'm after. I got the other
> > message, though, and accordingly went looking for the 'ConsoleMode='-line
> > in /opt/kde2/share/config/kdmrc
> >
> > - didn't find it, so I added one:
> > ConsoleMode=/sbin/init 2
> >
> > - didn't work... tried a complete reboot - still no luck.
> >
> > I recently 'upgraded' my KDE, so I still have the original kde directory,
> > so I did the same thing in this kdmrc
> >
> > - didn't work
> >
> > although I think that this is the file that is actually read, it still
> > has no effect adding this line.
> >
> > Am I missing something here?
> >
> > Is there some significance to the fact that the line isn't there,
> > perhaps?
> >
> > /jon
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